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<div id="summary">Extensive experience in telecommunications and protocols, including SIP, RTSP/ RTP, H.323, SS7 and various proprietary VOIP and communication protocols.  Knowledge of media delivery frameworks.  Experienced with Unix-like systems – writing device drivers, deploying Solaris-based telecommunications devices, some system administration.  </div>
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  <div id="company1" title="GOLD MEDAL WATERS">
    <div id="position11">Lead Advisor</div>
    <div id="exp_time11">2008 - Present</div>
    <div id="experience11">Work with clients to understand their current financial situation and identify goals.  Create plans to structure savings and investments to help them achieve those goals – e.g., retirement, children's education, and the handling of their estate.  Prospect to find new clients.  Coordinate and review financial planning activities of other advisors.</div>
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  <div id="company2" title="BUZZWIRE.COM">
    <div id="position21">Founder and Vice President</div>
    <div id="exp_time21">2006 - 2007</div>
    <div id="experience21">Did initial technology investigations, assisted with prototype creation and Java production software, and managed third-party technical relationships.  The mission of the company was to deliver streaming audio and video to mobile devices.

Wrote prototype software for media delivery via push-to-talk (PTT), using the SIP-based "PTT Over Cellular" standard, which includes SIP Presence extensions and usage of RTP for media delivery.  Created working systems with two PTT vendors.

Helped evaluate media delivery systems, including Asterisk.  Ultimate choice was Java Media Framework.
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  <div id="company3" title="RELAXATION, PARENTING, AND SHORT-TERM WORK">
    <div id="position31">Dad and Software Engineer</div>
    <div id="exp_time31">2000 - 2006</div>
    <div id="experience31">As a newly single parent, reduced my workload in order to spend time with my children.  Also took time to travel extensively and do volunteer work.  

For income, wrote software for Wi-Fi-based phones at SpectraLink (now part of Polycom) full-time for two years, then on a temporary basis.  Implemented proprietary PBX-based protocols, worked on H.323 phone, including adding Gatekeeper support.

Worked for short periods in other technology ventures.</div>
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    <div id="degree1">CFP Professional Education Program</div>
    <div id="major1">COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING</div>
    <div id="deg_time1">2008</div>
    <div id="university1">Greenwood Village, Colorado</div>
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    <div id="degree2">Masters of Management Program</div>
    <div id="major2">Management Program</div>
    <div id="deg_time2">1986-1988</div>
    <div id="university2">UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT HUNTSVILLE</div>
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    <div id="degree3">Bachelor of Arts</div>
    <div id="major3">Computer Science</div>
    <div id="deg_time3">1980</div>
    <div id="university3">WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY</div>
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